A Fort Duchesne man will serve nearly three
years in federal prison for hitting his
girlfriend in the face with a ceramic beer mug.
Rupert Duncan still faces charges in two Utah
counties for separate attacks on the same
woman, court records show.

When Peter Tolman was 14, he visited
Guatemala to distribute
eyeglasses as part of his Eagle Scout
project. The experience had a
lasting effect on him and later inspired a
similar project on a much
larger scale.

The forecast is Lake Powell will rise
approximately 45 feet this summer, which will
put all the launch ramps back in full service.
Predictions, too, are that fishing for striped
bass, smallmouth bass and walleye will be
excellent this year.

The secluded Texas ranch where followers of
imprisoned polygamist Warren Jeffs lived in
near isolation was seized by state agents
Thursday, nearly six years after agents raided
the property and removed hundreds of children
amid sex abuse allegations.

Police in South Korea say the body of a high school vice principal who was rescued from a sinking ferry on Wednesday has been found hanging from a tree -- and that he left a suicide note saying he felt guilty for being alive while more than 200 students were missing.

How are you planning to celebrate Earth Day and what are you doing
to make the planet a better place? The Utah Department of
Environmental Quality has been doing the "12 days of Earth Day" and
has a list of suggestions for residents to consider.

K.C. Mulcare readily admits that being a parent is the hardest, but
most rewarding job she's ever had. The Family Support Center of the
Uintah Basin is helping to make her life a little bit easier, though, and
keep her kids safe.

An avalanche swept down a climbing route on Mount Everest early Friday, killing at least 12 Nepalese guides and leaving four missing in the deadliest disaster on the world's highest peak. Several more were injured.

The past seven months haven't been easy for
Shante Johnson after her
husband, Draper police Sgt. Derek Johnson, was
shot and killed while
on duty last year. Draper's Fraternal Order of
Police is raising money to
send officers to D.C. to support her.

A powerful magnitude-7.2 earthquake shook central and southern
Mexico on Friday, sending panicked people into the streets. Some
walls cracked and fell, but there were no reports of major damage or
casualties.